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The Clarion

The Student News Site of Lincoln Southeast High School

The Clarion

The Student News Site of Lincoln Southeast High School

The Clarion

Collage inspired by "Aphrodite's Ball" prom theme

All to Know About Aphrodite’s Ball

Evangeline Ahern, Staff Writer, Designer April 6, 2026

What is widely regarded as the most important social event for high schoolers all over America is quickly approaching. As for LSE, upperclassmen will be arriving at Courtside Banquet Hall on April 11 for...

Holly Bowen testifies about LR284CA in front of a committee in the state capitol

Lowering the Voting Age, Raising Student Voices

Myla Davis, Co-Editor in Chief March 20, 2026

Inside of the capitol building, a committee room begins to fill with local Nebraskans, waiting to share their opinions and perspectives on important topics. Three constitutional amendments are proposed....

Graphic made with Canva by Lily Deitering

School Parking Lots Pose Risks of Collisions

Lily Deitering, Co-Editor-In-Chief March 17, 2026

It’s 3:03 p.m. You open your car door and slide quickly behind the wheel. The soft purr of the engine fills your ears as you shift into reverse. After a brief glance into your review mirror, you back...

Founder and head of the LSE Food Market volunteer team Julie Smith is preparing with her fellow team members (most LSE Alums) for the next Food Market.

Knights Nourishing Knights

London Lambrecht, Staff Writer March 7, 2026

A crackle comes over the announcements, snapping students out of the seventh period daze of imagining what their plans are after school. “Students and staff please excuse the interruption: the LSE Food...

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The example on the right does follow ADA requirements for accessibility.

Graphic made with Canva by Eleanor Spady

Equal Access for All

Eleanor Spady, Staff Writer February 26, 2026

Nearly one in three people live with some form of vision difficulty, yet many online school materials remain difficult for them to access. Design choices such as poor color contrast, hard-to-read fonts,...

Each state’s minimum wage as of 2026.

Redefining the Minimum Wage

Wendel Drayton and Marin Weisser February 26, 2026

Nebraska workers rang in the new year with bigger paychecks as a sweeping wage law took effect, reshaping how much thousands earn, how young people enter the workforce, and how businesses train new employees. The...

LSE students carried signs protesting ICE during a walkout on Feb. 4, 2026.

Photo by: Lexie Crocker

LSE Students Protest ICE

Lily Deitering, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 15, 2026

“No one is free until we all are free - Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Close the camps,” “Abolish ICE” and “Families belong together”. These phrases appeared on cardboard posters held by approximately...

Many SNHS members gather after a lecture on genetics and yeast given by former LSE graduates and current University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Cadence Carlson.
Photo Courtesy: Darryl Ross

Science National Honors Society

London Lambrecht, Staff Writer December 22, 2025

For any LSE scientist seeking to expand their horizons and explore beyond what their  science class currently teaches, they now have such an opportunity. This year marks the first year for the LSE Science...

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